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Apogem Capital · 1 day ago

Vice President, Head of Financial Risk Management

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$250K/yr - $285K/yr

10+ years exp

Apogem Capital is seeking a Vice President, Head of Financial Risk Management to lead the oversight of Credit Risk, Market Risk, and Liquidity Risk. This role will manage a team of risk professionals and develop frameworks for financial risk oversight while advising senior management on emerging market dynamics and strategic decision-making.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate the Credit Risk, Market Risk, and Liquidity Risk teams

Develop and enhance frameworks for financial risk measurement, monitoring, and governance

Serve as a member of the various financial risk committees and present to senior management and the Risk Steering Committee

Review, monitor, and maintain financial risk limits in alignment with enterprise risk appetite

Oversee the development of credit cost and capital charge methodologies, enterprise stress testing programs, and risk reporting frameworks that inform strategic capital and investment decisions

Lead asset sector reviews and contribute to the proactive identification of emerging risks and credit cycles

Lead efforts to modernize financial risk analytics and data capabilities, ensuring robust insight generation and timely reporting for senior stakeholders

Conduct derivative effectiveness testing and support economic surplus at risk analyses

Develop, support, and maintain a Reinsurance Risk Framework; provide risk oversight for asset-intensive reinsurance transactions

Advise senior leaders on reinsurance deal evaluation, market dynamics, and capital efficiency considerations

Foster collaboration across Risk Management, Finance, Investments, and Asset Management partners

Elevate the visibility and clarity of financial risk insights through effective communication, storytelling, and executive engagement

Develop and mentor a high-performing risk team that promotes transparency, coordination, and proactive risk management

Qualification

Financial Risk ManagementCredit Risk ManagementMarket RiskLiquidity RiskStress TestingCapital AnalysisRisk ReportingInvestment Risk FrameworksReinsurance Risk FrameworkRelationship ManagementTeam BuildingLeadershipCommunication SkillsStrategic Thinking

Required

Minimum 10+ years of financial risk management experience with deep specific qualifications in credit risk management and experience in market and liquidity risk disciplines

Demonstrated experience linking financial risk insights to balance-sheet management, ALM, and capital strategy

Insurance general account experience

Strong knowledge of investment risk frameworks within insurance or asset management

Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape enterprise risk perspectives

Proven ability to lead diverse teams and influence across functions and levels, including executive leadership

Demonstrated experience in stress testing, capital analysis, and risk reporting

Exceptional communication and relationship management skills

Bachelor's degree required